"A Mythical Zoan fruit, huh?"
Unlike the others, Imu's expression remained unchanged.
His eyes, however, carried a hint of disdain.
It was as if he didn't even consider the strongest creature to be a threat.
"Wo ro ro ro! Luke, your strength is even more terrifying than I expected..."
Kaido hovered in the sky, overlooking the entire battlefield.
He was genuinely surprised.
"You even managed to recruit Douglas Bullet?"
"Kaido, if you're scared, you can always switch sides and ally with the World Government..."
Luke didn't even bother looking up as he smirked.
"Who knows? Maybe you'll help them wipe out the Netherworld Pirates and eliminate a potential future threat to the Beast Pirates?"
He spoke as if he truly didn't care whether Kaido betrayed him or not.
"Wo ro ro ro! Not a bad idea!"
Kaido's eyes glinted as if he was actually considering it.
Before the Five Elders could attempt to persuade him to defect, Kaido suddenly grinned viciously and locked eyes with them.
"But rather than worrying about the Netherworld Pirates... I'd much rather tear these arrogant bastards off their thrones!"
"Insolence!"
"How dare you!!"
"Filthy lowborn scum!"
"Such disrespect...!!"
Before Imu could say anything, the Five Elders, the God's Knights, and CP0 behind him were already seething with rage. They glared at Kaido with murderous intent.
"No need for excessive words; the victor naturally becomes the king..."
Luke stepped forward unhurriedly, his aura continuously rising, making no effort to conceal his ambition. His entire body was enveloped in a boundless darkness, as if merging with the night itself, exuding an eerie and ominous presence.
It sent shivers down the spines, making everyone instinctively tremble.
"You people have occupied this place long enough; it's time for a change..."
Luke's outstretched right hand clenched into a fist.
With cold and sharp eyes, he stared directly at Imu and the other powerful Celestial Dragons, as well as the loyal CP0 agents beside them. His presence was overwhelmingly dominant as he spoke indifferently: "From now on, you should all obediently descend into hell."
"Starting today, I shall stand above the heavens!"
"Impudent!"
"Bastard!"
"Insolent fool!!"
Luke's ambitious proclamation was like the war horn that signaled a battle between the two sides.
Before Imu, the so-called king of the Celestial Dragons could even give an order, the enraged Five Elders, the God's Knights, and CP0 could no longer hold back. Without hesitation, they launched a fierce assault.
The first to attack wasn't one of the Five Elders but St. Figarland Garling, the leader of the God's Knights.
A dazzling flying slash blindingly fast flew forward.
Like a thunderclap, it sliced through the air at lightning speed, tearing apart the atmosphere as it came crashing down.
At the same time, St. Jaygarcia Saturn, St. Marcus Mars, St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, and the others also struck without hesitation.
Poisonous spheres, blazing flames, and violent slashes, a barrage of relentless attacks rained down upon Luke and his allies, including the Pirate Empress, Douglas Bullet, Shiryu, and the others.
Almost simultaneously, without needing Luke's direct command, his comrades, Law, Yamato, Kid, Hancock, Douglas Bullet, Shiryu, Rob Lucci, Wyper, Ace, and more, counterattacked immediately.
"Fire Fist!!"
"Slicing Wave!!"
"Howling Arrow!!"
"Slave Arrow!!"
"Room: Amputate!!"
"Tempest Kick!!"
"Railgun!!"
Boom!!
... ... ...
At this moment, at Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
The once grand and majestic Marine Headquarters was no more.
It had been reduced to ruins, utterly devastated.
The enormous falling islands had shattered into pieces, crushing what was once Marineford beneath its immense weight. Debris and rubble were scattered everywhere.
Countless buildings, marines, and even the families of Marine officers who lived in the area all had been buried in an instant.
"Ahh..."
"Where's the Marine Headquarters?"
"My god, am I dreaming?"
"Haha, this can't be real... Right?"
"You're kidding, right?"
Amid the wreckage, a handful of battered figures crawled out one by one.
The surviving marine officers, who had barely escaped from the islands that fell from the sky, looked around in shock.
Their eyes widened, and they stood frozen.
They could hardly believe that the mighty Marine Headquarters had been reduced to rubble.
Their spirits were utterly shattered.
"Ah!"
A massive boulder was overturned, and Kong emerged underneath it.
He stood there, dumbfounded.
"Marine Headquarters..."
A bitter taste rose in his throat, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
His eyes burned with fury as he clenched his fists tightly, his voice shaking with rage: "Obask Luke!!"
There was no doubt about who was behind this.
No one but Shiryu, with his Float-Float Fruit ability, could have pulled off such devastation.
The mastermind was obvious.
"The Netherworld Pirates... Those bastards!!"
One by one, imposing figures emerged, though all looked disheveled.
Zephyr, Garp, Vice-Admiral Tsuru, Vice-Admiral Doberman, Vice-Admiral Dalmatian…
The top marine officers stood there, stunned.
No one had anticipated this.
In just a moment, the Marine Headquarters, the so-called unsinkable fortress, which had stood for centuries as a pillar of justice and order, had been completely annihilated.
"Fleet Admiral Kong, bad news..."
A Rear-Admiral, covered in blood and barely surviving, came rushing over in a panic.
His voice was filled with urgency as he shouted: "The World Government has called! Mary Geoise is under attack by the Netherworld Pirates! They demand immediate reinforcements!!"
"What!?"
"We underestimated them..."
"Dammit, those bastards..."
"Do the Netherworld Pirates truly intend to wage total war against us?"
Upon hearing the report, Kong's expression changed drastically.
The surviving marines, who had gathered around, were also struck with horror.
Fury and fear filled their eyes.
"Bulu!" "Bulu!" "Bulu!"
At that moment, the Den Den Mushi in Vice-Admiral Tsuru's arms rang, snapping her out of shock; she instinctively pulled it out and answered: "This is Vice-Admiral Tsuru, chief strategist of Marine Headquarters!"
"Tsuru... It's me, Sengoku... we were careless. The Netherworld Pirates used Shiryu's Float-Float Fruit to drop islands in the sky of the G-1 branch!"
"We need reinforcements and immediate medical assistance..."